Scaling Innovation in Emergency Education
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The Permanent Missions of Portugal and Jordan, the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, the Global Alliance for Humanitarian Innovation (GAHI), Education Cannot Wait (ECW), and the Global Platform for Syrian Students (GP4SYS) organised a high-level side event aimed at discussing strategies for investing in and accelerating the scale of innovations in emergency education.

The aim of this high-level side event was to discuss strategies for investing in and accelerating the scale of innovations in emergency education.

The event took place on 24 September 2018 (11:00-13:00) at United Nations Headquarters (Conference Room 11).

This Session included a segment for the “voices from the ground” with three special testimonials by Ms. Danielle Engel, coordinator of the Youth Global Compact (United Nations Population Found – UNFPA); Dr. Sondus Alkadri, Syrian alumni of the Porto University/ Global Platform for Syrian Students; Dr. Marian Sedlak, Vice-President for External Affairs Elect and current Liaison Officer for Human Rights and Peace Issues in the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA).

«In good time, President Jorge Sampaio decided to establish the "Global Platform for Syrian Students", consolidating Portugal as a host State for the victims of the war, in the vein of our national tradition, committed to upholding the values of humanity, peace and openness to other peoples and cultures.», said National Defense Minister